New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-15
LITERARY NOTES

A., pidcr IIaggard In answer to a question con
.err;nz the icst three hoobsnext to tho ihble-fof
n WONG man entering life. recommends Shakospca
1Dcn onlx3tc.7 ard " Tho TlIgrtms Progress Pro-
fcssor F.,nslio makes queer ch0ce-fSops
.Fn;Ics.- Livy." aud ROnoa!'
Tho Christians Bool Bnycr7 offers a great deal OF
p,eas.rtly conveyed ard valuable counsel to the
buycr of books for Christmas. We nav not Invariably
ion IN us recommendations; but VIC can enjoy tho
clevcrncSs with which they presented and the
teauty oi tho neutrality-suspicious. which IN
some GAGS arc better than tho originals. The
Book ryer- ia distinguished its class for real
vicor and refinement There /, a notable lack IN It's
pages OF merely periunctory matter
Mr.. J. l. C. Clarke CT ." Tho Morning IouInaL' is
about to publish a prose drama of when hoD'rO
Emmett is the hero. The kindness Of Dr. l. a
Emmett the grand nephew OF the yOrne lTishina'' mas
enabled the author TO ilIustI ate lis work VIII arso"'o
reproductions Of ,he originals of all the lof'i""s VI
Emmett Tie subject is picturesque 9i'' anu ""',S
wide scope to the GramatIs The Puirans viii pup
islh the volume
Some hitherto unpublished plates etched by VIZ
Cuskin and mezzG-iintcd by the late thomas L"p'o'
Will. in addition to all the original !l'estrailons'
adorn the forthcoming edition of Modern Paint
ers - II will lo uniform with the new edition az
. stones of Venice and will be accompanied 'y an
elaborate index Tie text Will be thai OF inc 100
edition and all the authors subsequent notes "if be
added. Special copies on handmade paper VIII '"''
ten guncaS
pcrha,s the most singular curiosity In the DOOM
world saws Tic Toolwofm," is volume thai DooH|'
10 the family Of the Prince de- Ligne, ana Is no" III
Franco. II IS entitled The Passion OF Christi ana
Is neither written nor printed Every lt''eF OF u"
,cxt Is cut ont OF leaf. and being Interviewer Win
llue PAPER Is as easily read a. the b-'t p'h' i"'
labor and patience bestowed upon its composition
must have been excessive especially N"" inc P'c
risiou and mnutcnc,s If The letters arc con9idel'H
The general execution in every respect Indeed al
p,irallc and the velum is of the most delicate ami
rostly Lind Rudolph II Of Germany Offered ioF u
In lc1o. il coo dacats, which was probably olHa
to CO.0oO at this day.
Professor McNa,tcr has been rehpl'd N Mr. .. J.
yIuliard In the current numbr Of TIE entertaining
Nasaziue of American History" The professor
mentions the trrGdE,i an "NtrenH ~ i'"i Oh "'i
lorlsr..,s penal system hundred years ago; ana Mr.
hubbard projects to- point ont that ,he tloadmid
was net iavctt,l uujn 1-17 or - and vas NOT
introduced in this country until lS--'
II is said that Eober Louis stevenson ch'r''l'' =
his favc.i.c novel Dumas, Nico'ao de Eiaee.oHi'
Mr. Edgar Fawccit. when asked about A9 Ii'oHl'
novel sal down very hard on Tia ..r'|' "l' 4'''
aiway, seemed 10 aim SKINNER over the, mere
surface of English life.
"Tbe Current" Of Chicago. has again change! IFS
form. having become neat siNt"nn PAGE paper N''"'
ont cover. The CA'i ch"ii-' ii H''' ''A
leading the list of contents with a political editorial
aThc london Telegraph gives just ard c''r''I
presentation of that par Of Mr.. Dounoil' i'' '
81 atce,,earc argument which p" f. winr Of present
10 in,ru,t go the public. II gives hlm credit ."' aH
cunrlrogS # sinister industry and corc'c' HN saNIn-
" The sheets Of the work PLACED Ia orr h'"'' have
failed 20 satisfy Us. The narrative - iaf t- ID ''-
unwoycn under eyes. looks rather A. 10 so i'i--
f,uy complex system had been invented 80 force
l.f-r.i In, q. o.. sft4U +.
The ucef Of shalc spoarc', ccn'cmlo'u~.'' rf''''
Of him hv Bon Jouson aud others the .onn"'' "n"f 900
ftc uanlc WHIP occu.s ard rccuis IN" n leS''r"
of the preface TO the folio. tho very mistakes cd the
Ilays-as when richa,d III quotes Nac'a'r.'l' WHO
was not then born. and Bohemia ha- sc'roi.l-
speak tnimpct-tOu eucd against this DANG AI'.''H
We cannot and Viii not a. Yet surrender Nhah' p'fe
clorols name AMI fame TO the desperate ingenuity r
immense self deception of Mr. Donnrly The dts
propoYfi0n Of any mans personal credit compare"
with that Of The Bard Of Avon is too vast to aH""
the complaSant acceptance of aaem saNc bt'er an"
perfect demonstration. Even if this completed story
Illus uncaIihcd should bear out the authors docara
non and be found TO run under the text al regular
Intervals rs he afirms. should almost bc incincd
10 fan lack on the Wow that Bacon may have inserted
such cipher TO steal immortal rcputa ION nom tho
dead rather than hastily give up E'elanF- time
honocd faith that shake pesre wrote the plays ol
Shakespeare"
The December Outing is agreeable number
fun Of interest and variety, though in no particular
stri]inglv original T. V. Blake contributes rather
neat story, ~ Medieval Romance of the Nineteenth
Century: and an attractive paper describes the
Romance of War As seen by the happy eyes oil
a bride. Mr.. Clay's description of the Volunteer
Thistle race hardly lively as ii ought to be- nm
IT furnishes convenient record for yacl-mcn Some
OF the Illustrations Of General Marcy's article on Big
Game Hunting" are reproduced with excellent effect
c,lto.tf,n Of Tam m. Is
many Of the volumes being fist editions and the
Others being marked by some peculiarly which
renders them Valuabic-nay bc found Oh The shcI'eS
of Dold. Mcad d Co. The collection lncludes forty
Two volumes and is headed Ly Poems by Two
Prothcrs7 ard Iimbuctoo" The same firm also offer
for S5OO-thc original (bOuHdl Ms. Of Nj. Russian
Introduction tine reprints OF the first English cdion
Of Innms Fairy Stories. The volume contains all
the business correspondence relating to io reprint 81
the book; 4 set Of impressions ie-eicled nom Inc
original CrJikshank plates; and divers "reminiscences
Of Kuskn, Crukshank and ROssctti, set ioih by = A.
Howell, Mr. Rusidn's secretary.
The price which Siessr4 Dodd & Mead have placed
upon ibelr colecon of the first ioos of Shakes
peare il S4,7oO The four volumes aIe ia iic cohdi-
ton
The last number of The American Magazine shows
great tlproyemcnt ia its Illustrative department ana
steay progress in tho value and interest OF It's papers
Charles Gaya rIcs article Il" a Street In Ola New
Orleans" r. delightfully."- reminiscent Of habits ana Gus
toms forever departed; and Mr. whites paper on nat
ara gas in Ohio tell, In pessan'est way what every
bod, want know. The prose Oi the number IL WIN
few exceptions entertaining the poetry i poor. 1T
must be confessed most magazine poetry to-day,
Is in very twillt condition.
Compared with any American art magazine, 'he "lP'7
number Of the Art Review" for september, october
and November Is a remarkable publication. Its CON
tents sixteen full pags photOgravures and ten signed
articles with twenty three pages OF comprehensive at
notes. give the purchaser return IN quantity at led-t
which t. no; equalcd by many OF the holiday pubiicR
tons in book form IL If easy to pOh out s"N'Ia "i
the article, possessing especial feasOh lOr cAsoho
and to note elections for reproduction which might DcC
III. Ii Int